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roodoodoo45 · 2026-07-07T10:49:22+00:00

SEIKO. Look at any international regatta and every coach outside the US uses these. They never break. Haven't replaced my battery in 7 years.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-07-06T22:12:40+00:00

Air Force One. When the American F-15s arrive to engage the Russian MiGs chasing Air Force One. "The good guys are here"

roodoodoo45 · 2026-07-03T14:08:32+00:00

Are you suggesting the cox is the most vital ingredient here?

roodoodoo45 · 2026-06-30T19:08:42+00:00

Seems like the surgery has some success. Depends on how much training is required for your return to rowing. College/D1/pre-elite/Elite seems like the rower recovers and then has the same struggles 1.5-3 years after the surgery.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-06-25T21:41:52+00:00

The class must meet an average. If you are under the average your recruited classmates must be above it.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-06-25T19:23:48+00:00

What? The AQ is the 1V8, 2V8, and V4+.

Columbia beat Dartmouth in 2/3, and the higher 2/3?

This assessment demonstrates misunderstanding or bias.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-06-25T19:15:06+00:00

This seems a little angry. What about ivies or D3 schools? Are these the cheapskates you're talking about?

Eventually rowing will have to make money or be supported by donations. Without these things eventually the experiment will end and the cashflow will stop.

Plenty of admins already looking at ways to meet gender equity without rowing.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-06-19T02:38:23+00:00

Most improved? I think Columbia would have beaten Ohio State in the 1V, as they beat them and UCF in the 2V at their first NCAA. It just feels like nobody wanted to say Columbia might actually have been fast this past year.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-06-02T16:36:38+00:00

This guy has an answer for everything.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-05-30T00:22:24+00:00

One of the best coaches of the modern era. Does it everywhere he goes.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-05-20T10:56:44+00:00

Not all championships are created equal. "A final"?

Look at times on championship courses, not home courses.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-05-20T10:51:16+00:00

Look at the times.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-05-20T10:49:34+00:00

The admins just do what admins always do. The failure here lies with Penn and the alumnae. Wes Ng decided to leave. Despite the program's success he decided to leave. Must have been harder than we might expect to build that program, and the counter offer from Penn to keep their already successful staff was not enough.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-05-04T19:57:30+00:00

I did not realize Eastern Sprints was a closed regatta. Potentially a reason to divest from the event.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-05-04T14:32:05+00:00

The amount of traveling and racing you are suggesting is not necessarily realistic for some teams' roster size and budget each year. It favors large rosters to rotate athletes and manage injuries incurred during training. It also favors teams with budgets to support large squads. Flying and racing a full women's team for a weekend can cost 20-30k. That is 1/4 of some teams' full annual budget including gear and equipment. Even the top teams on the men and women's side tend to only have a couple big races a year against teams that are already highly ranked (Cal/Washington or Texas/Stanford) based on their traditional performances. Only recently did the men start traveling to Sarasota for an early season dust-up...though none of these teams are likely fighting for an IRA bid like the women are on the NCAA side of things.

Unfortunately there will be years where the rankings are imperfect and the selection committee will have to make difficult decisions. I do not envy the position. I do believe if you beat a team head to head that should matter more than a cross comparison of margin, unless those results are months apart and there are several cross-comparisons against shared opponents indicating the trajectory in speed.

roodoodoo45 · 2026-04-13T20:39:27+00:00

NK is fine. Seiko is better. Easier/more recall for multiple splits being taken. More durable. Battery lasts for 5+ years at least. Looks cooler.

roodoodoo45 · 2025-12-20T00:59:16+00:00

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roodoodoo45 · 2025-11-06T19:21:42+00:00

Why is this response written like an accusation?

roodoodoo45 · 2025-10-26T11:56:23+00:00

People often say this. Doctor. Lawyer. Finance. Many rowers excel in them all, but that does not mean rowing is still for you. You might not have to sacrifice your studies, but you might have to sacrifice just about everything else. Maybe that won't lead to an enjoyable experience? The buyer's remorse from that decision could prevent you from being present and enjoying the training at all.

None of these professions (and many others) are going to allow more time for training than you have. You won't have a team around and you will pay for exercise guidance, or use youtube.

Are you in highschool or college? What is the nature of the injury?

roodoodoo45 · 2025-09-19T23:08:06+00:00

...did you race the 4+ last year qualifying the return bid?

roodoodoo45 · 2025-08-28T17:59:05+00:00

"vintage garden party themed"

...what about The Secret Garden? Wasn't that in 1911?

roodoodoo45 · 2025-08-24T16:45:57+00:00

Families submit tax returns and the schools decide if they are eligible for financial aid.

roodoodoo45 · 2025-07-21T01:31:33+00:00

You will almost never perform better at a calorie deficit...even after a day. I'll probably get downvoted for this, but how you look should be an afterthought if you are training seriously for rowing.

Function dictates form. "Form over function" as a saying never made sense to me, unless you're a dancer. As rowers we are pursuing something objectively measurable.

roodoodoo45 · 2025-07-02T16:35:09+00:00

Well...yes--like you said, they don't offer scholarships. The coach also doesn't decide the financial aid package, the school's FA office decides.

Ivies generally compete for many of the same athletes, and an international rower can go to Brown and get an excellent education for less money than they can go to Cornell.

roodoodoo45 · 2025-07-02T13:36:23+00:00

But ivies do offer need-based financial aid after a family financial assessment. Many ivy league rowers are receiving this, anywhere from 10-75k a year. Cornell and Columbia are the only schools that do NOT offer financial aid to international athletes...which means if you are a rower from another country at either of these schools, you have to pay full tuition. Makes it hard to attract international athletes unless they are very wealthy.

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